| LC control no. | no2007148188 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Watermelon Slim |
| Variant(s) | Slim, Watermelon Homans, Bill Homans, William P., III, 1949- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | North Carolina |
| Birth date | 1949 |
| Place of birth | Boston (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Affiliation | Fried Okra Jones Band Workers (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Harmonica players Guitarists |
| Found in | Watermelon Slim. The wheel man [SR] 2007: label (Watermelon Slim, vocals) Watermelon Slim. Big shoes to fill [SR] 2003: label (Watermelon Slim) insert (Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans) Wikipedia, April 10, 2019 (Watermelon Slim; born William P. Homans III, 1949, Boston, Massachusetts; son of noted Boston civil rights lawyer William P. Homans Jr.; raised in North Carolina; American blues musician; plays both guitar and harmonica; earned bachelor's and master's degrees from University of Oregon and Oklahoma State University; started a band called "Fried Okra Jones" with two Oklahoma State University philosophy professors, Doren Recker and Mike Rhodes; by 2004, his supporting band was "The Workers") |
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